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FZNT33 KWBC 252043
OFFN31

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
443 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

New England continental shelf and slope waters from 25 nm
offshore to the Hague Line, except to 1000 fm south of New
England.

Conditions given represent the highest within that period.

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms.

.SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...High pressure near Georges
Bank will gradually shift SE of the region tonight into early
Sun. A stalled front just S of the waters will approach the area
as a warm front later Sun and Sun night. The warm front will lift
N across the waters Mon and Mon night. A cold front will approach
the coast late Mon night into Tue, and then slide E and SE over
the waters late Tue and Tue night while weakening. Low pressure
and another front will approach the coast Wed, and move slowly
into the waters Wed night and Thu. A low pressure trough will
move E across the waters Thu night.

Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt. Seas
4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming variable. Seas
3 to 5 ft.
.THU...Variable winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Georges Bank...from the Northeast Channel to the Great South
Channel including waters east of Cape Cod...to the Hague Line

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S, then,
increasing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight
chance of showers with vsby 1 nm or less.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming S. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.

South of New England...from the Great South Channel to Hudson
Canyon including the waters south of Marthas Vineyard and
Nantucket Island...out to 1000 fm

.TONIGHT...S to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft early,
becoming 2 ft or less.
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming
3 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.

.Forecaster Clark. Ocean Prediction Center.